Columbia man arrested, faces child pornography charges

Federal child pornography charges have been filed against a Columbia, Mo., man following his arrest in May at a Carthage hotel to meet someone he thought was 13 years old to have sex.

Staff reports

Federal child pornography charges have been filed against a Columbia, Mo., man following his arrest in May at a Carthage hotel to meet someone he thought was 13 years old to have sex.

John S. Green, 25, was charged Thursday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri with possession of child pornography. FBI agents arrested Green on Friday he is in custody at the Boone County Jain with no bond set.

Green was arrested on May 23 by Jasper County sheriff’s deputies in the parking lot of the Super 8 Motel in Carthage. He had agreed to meet with a 13-year-old girl named Candy for sex.

However, the girl turned out to be an undercover Jasper County sheriff’s deputy.

On April 22, Green chatted online with the undercover detective and initiated numerous chats. He also allegedly used a Web cam to expose himself three times during the month of online conversations.